OpenAI Stargate UAE — Reem Island AI Campus (Abu Dhabi)
CAbu Dhabi, UAE · AE · OpenAI Inc.
Environment
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
IEA Electricity Information 2022, UAE, 2022
UAE National Centre of Meteorology, 2023
Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport
Facility
Phase 1 disclosed at 200 MW by OpenAI; ultimate campus capacity is 1 GW across a 19.2 km² site. Phase 1 targeted for completion Q3 2026. Facility operator is Khazna Data Centres; partners include Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, SoftBank, and G42. Total investment estimated at $10–30B+.
Evidence (2 sources)
Confirms 1 GW ultimate capacity, 200 MW Phase 1, Q3 2026 Phase 1 target, 19.2 km² site, Abu Dhabi location, and partner consortium.
OpenAI announced Stargate UAE in Abu Dhabi — a 1 GW AI campus on a 19.2 km² site, developed in partnership with G42, Khazna Data Centres, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco, and SoftBank. Phase 1 (200 MW) is targeted for completion in Q3 2026. Investment estimated at $10–30B.
Confirms Q3 2026 Phase 1 completion timeline, Khazna as facility operator, ADWEA grid power, and investment scale update.
Stargate UAE is on track for Phase 1 completion in Q3 2026, according to Khazna Data Centres executives. The facility will be powered by ADWEA (Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority) grid; all freshwater for cooling is desalinated. Total investment may exceed original $20B estimate by up to 50%.
Community
Abu Dhabi relies entirely on desalinated seawater for freshwater supply. All data center cooling water is desalinated, requiring significant additional energy. Water scarcity is an inherent structural constraint for all UAE data center operations.
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